JORGENSEN, Peter

Peter Jorgensen (he/him) is a local small business owner, and past president of the Downtown Business Improvement Association (BIA). He’s also a dedicated arts leader, educator, and creative, having played an active role in the New West arts community for close to 20 years.

Peter brings his creative approach to business and community life. He has been exploring ways to better support and stabilize small businesses, including reforms to leases, levies, and commercial spaces. In the arts, he champions creative partnerships to help build organizational capacity.

As someone who is deeply connected with the business community, I want to support our small businesses and make New Westminster one of the best cities to start and grow your business. And as an artist who has seen from every angle the ways the arts strengthen a community, I want to help our local artists and arts organizations truly flourish.